Bates, Samuel, Rifleman, C/7545, 11th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps
Born Leatherhead, Surrey
Enlisted Derby
Died of wounds 22nd September 1917

Aged 20
Son of William and Harriett Bates, of 13, Ivy Grove, Ripley, Derbyshire
Buried in Dozinghem Military Cemetery, V, D, 15

1911 Census:
Samuel Bates was a 13 year old collier, residing in Grosvenor Road, Ripley. He was the son of William, a colliery weighman, and Harriet.